Your Credit Score Should Be Based on Your Web History, IMF Says
Posted: December 21st, 2020, 10:38 am
In a new blog post for the International Monetary Fund, four researchers presented their findings from a working paper that examines the current relationship between finance and tech as well as its potential future. Gazing into their crystal ball, the researchers see the possibility of using the data from your browsing, search, and purchase history to create a more accurate mechanism for determining the credit rating of an individual or business. They believe that this approach could result in greater lending to borrowers who would potentially be denied by traditional financial institutions.
https://gizmodo.com/your-credit-score-s ... 1845912592
Sounds like the soft implementation of a (China) social credit score that "conspiracy theorists" have been speaking of and showing the footwork of for a LONG time now. Linking your browsing history to your financial credit score, which could in effect lower your score if you “visit websites marked harmful by their fact-checkers”.
https://gizmodo.com/your-credit-score-s ... 1845912592
Sounds like the soft implementation of a (China) social credit score that "conspiracy theorists" have been speaking of and showing the footwork of for a LONG time now. Linking your browsing history to your financial credit score, which could in effect lower your score if you “visit websites marked harmful by their fact-checkers”.